santas_little_helper 0.0.2

data/lib/santas_little_helper.rb

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+# SantasLittleHelper
+
+# SYSTEM WIDE
+
+# Determines if Windows platform or not. This will match all windows systems known to me (author). If you find otherwise let me know please.
+
+# Works on Windows XP, 2003, 7 running Ruby 1.8.6 & 1.8.7 installed from RubyInstaller
+def windows?
+  # Can't match for just 'win' cause it will match darwin as well.
+  (/win32|mswin|mingw/).match(RUBY_PLATFORM) ? true : false
+end
+
+# Works on Debian Sarge & Lenny and Ubuntu 9.10 running REE 1.8.7, don't have anything else to test on.
+def linux?
+  (/linux/).match(RUBY_PLATFORM) ? true : false
+end
+
+# Works on my MacBook Pro OS 10.6 running Ruby 1.8.7 and rvm version of 1.9.1 , don't have anything else to test on,
+def mac?
+  (/darwin/).match(RUBY_PLATFORM) ? true : false
+end
+
+# When something is True / False and I can to_s it, why can't I to_i it?
+# There is actually a good theoretical reason, but in real world it really helps if you can output true or false as an int when you are sending soap request to a client, whose api requires it as 1 or 0, or humanize to "yes" & "no" form.
+# For an alternative solution check out http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/206789#new
+
+class TrueClass
+  def to_i
+    1
+  end
+  def to_h
+    'yes'
+  end  
+end
+class FalseClass
+  def to_i
+    0
+  end
+  def to_h
+    'no'
+  end   
+end
+

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: santas_little_helper
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.2
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Nick Gorbikoff
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2011-11-15 00:00:00.000000000Z
+dependencies: []
+description: ! 'This is a collection of useful little snippets that I used through
+  out various projects. If there is something you would like to add either check it
+  out and modify it the way you want or let me know and I might add it here.
+
+'
+email: nick.gorbikoff@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/santas_little_helper.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/santas_little_helper
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.7.2
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: It's dumb just like the famous dog, but it may surprise you.
+test_files: []